Beethoven: Fidelio

DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording
Notes in English / en français / auf Deutsch
Includes complete libretto with English translation
Sung in German

Opera News’ Recordings of the Year

The Sunday Telegraph’s Best of 2007 Classical CDs'This thrilling performance was given in the Barbican last May when Sir Colin excelled himself in the power and nobility of his interpretation, with the LSO in terrific form, and the American soprano Christine Brewer sang with gleaming white-hot tone as Leonore. The final paean of joy at liberation is overwhelming. First-class recording quality.'

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The Sunday Times’ CD of the Week
'[Christine Brewer] is a glorious voice, lyrical yet capable of ascending thrillingly to climatic high Bs ... The other principals are excellent too ... Above all Davis's elemental conducting of his superb LSO makes this an outstanding bargain.'

'Colin Davis's conducting of the London Symphony Orchestra and the vocal forces is so impressive that it ranks with the greatest accounts I have ever heard of this work.'BBC Music Magazine

'A stellar cast headed by that fine American soprano Christine Brewer … Canadian tenor John Mac Master's Florestan is every stave a match for Brewer's powerful, affecting Leonora, with the LSO chorus in especially fine voice as Davis mines the visionary depths of Beethoven's wondrous score.' The Observer

'First class modern sound and cast to a standard I would of thought unachievable.' International Record Review

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Sir Colin Davis, London Symphony Orchestra

Based on a true incident which occurred during the French Revolution, Fidelio is Beethoven's only opera. Depicting the rescue of a political prisoner by his wife, who has disguised herself as a man, its themes of courage, marital loyalty and freedom make it one of the most uplifting and inspirational masterpieces of musical theatre.